Don't buy a JOINTER until you watch this video!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- I did not want to build this woodworking jig. But, I'm glad I did.
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This is exactly the sort of thing that made me subscibe to your channel many years ago.
Excellent work.
What a great build. The minute I saw it I thought of Hand-i-craft, a one-armed woodworker, whom has just started using a band saw as his main large cut capacity. This could be a great addition to his shop, his safety, and his growth as a woodworker. Love the build thank you.
Leo is awesome, not only one hand but his non-dominant hand ... a true inspiration, as is Izzy of course 👍
"I never said that!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You two are such a great couple. I was thinking that maybe you could somehow use your saw mill for as a way to "joint" wider material.
@izzyswan I tried the router table, the table saw, & a few methods I’m ashamed of… I can’t get a jointer right now. I did get a bandsaw for Christmas though. You have no idea how excited I am. This is genius. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it. TY so much!!!
And unlike ending up with a bucket full of sawdust and chips, the off-cut could be possibly repurposed or used in a functional way somewhere else.
I'm an electrician (25 years) & can appreciate people who excel in their craft... As this gentleman plainly displayed in this video. InF___ingcredible! 👏🏼👍🏻
GREAT video, Izzy!! Being someone else who doesn't have an excess amount of zero's in my bank account, it's refreshing to see how others - similarly endowed - resolved unique problems. More so than wood, when I was restoring historic race cars I often had to... INVENT... ways of producing final products without the benefit of all the 'gee-whiz, no-shit' tools that major shops possessed. Seven championships in ten years... I think I got it right!
Loving having the teacher in you back! Appreciate it
@IzzySwan thanks for the lesson. You would probably laugh at my itty bitty bandsaw...lol. I can pick it up one handed...runs on drill power...I'm only starting out and I wasn't sure if I would use one. I paid less than $50/cdn...don't remember exactly but it was cheap. The guy I got it from had upgraded...lucky me!
Honestly, ........ you never cease to amaze me on your ingenuity and creativity on solving problems.
That's a killer set up right there! I have a big jointer but I'm still going to build one of these for exactly what you showed in the video. Thanks for sharing your brilliant ideas and craftsmanship!
I came across your $100 chainsaw mill, while looking for ideas on how to mill the logs I've cleared from my land. I'm too old (and sore) to invest money in a bandsaw, so this is perfect solution. I will be using an aluminum ladder for my track. I've since started watching your other videos, and as a former carpenter, I admire your ingenuity and thoughtful planning. I look forward to watching more videos, and seeing what else you will come up with. Keep them coming.
jesus christ, finally someone that understands band saws, I feel like this tool is slept on by too many people, no one uses sleds for some reason, it's so powerful!
Izzy, your stuff is always just GENIUS!😲I think Maggie did you a BIG favor saying no. Not just saving money, but for longer and wider boards, it COULD produce better results, due to stable material handling. That Powermatic Jointer you showed is a GREAT tool, but if memory serves, thats a chip shield and does nothing to hold the material flat on the table, so on long stock like you were milling, any error suporting the material on the feed could show up on the milled board. Setting up featherboards or other hold downs, just seems like a lot more trouble. In a small shop, your design just seems more doable and bulletproof. THANKS for sharing this.😎
Two passes instead of 20. Yes please
Does make it fun
Izzy, you're a genius... You took the Land Rover video and flipped it on its ears. I love this bit to death :).
increasing the functionality of the tools you already have. Love it!
Another great jig from the master!
Super cool in-feed table there too.
Many thanks for sharing!
Thank you too!
Nice jig Izzy, you get a plus when doing it with your jig the thin off cuts for laminating and reduced chip waste
I have said it before, you are a WOODWORKING GENIUS! Thank you for video tip. I will try it out. Best wishes.
I just finished building a jointer sled for my table saw, this looks like a good next project. I am always amazed at your ingenuity Izzy.
Thank you very much!
Excellent jig! Bought me a bandsaw a while ago and was just in the process of how do I fix something and slide it along the saw? It might be a bit smaller then yours but the concept is great. And the need for a jointer has left the building. Thanks!
I have a 14" Harvey Bandsaw and love it. Nicest tool in the shop and a great value.
Dang. I was hoping they gave you the jointer/shaper thing you demoed a few months back for free. You’re one of the most honest, thorough, and knowledgeable influencers on here. They should hook you up.
Because remember that your tools will always love you, even when your wife says she doesn’t. 😂
hahahahaha! Maggie is a good sport!
I have been thinking about a solution like this for a while. Great video!
As usual another awesome video Izzy. LoL for "not loving" being equivalent to "denying a tool purchase". BTW by that logic I am quite lucky even after being married for 30 years - no tool purchases denied 😊
And yes, Alex Snodgrass is the Bandsaw Guru 🙂 - I am his follower too.
A good jig for sure! Basically you built a small version of a saw mill carriage ! Good thinking! I agree a nice wide joiner is nice but the space and money the require for occasional use is hard to justify!
Nice! Many jigs are just "getterdone" designs, and that is great, but you guys have made a real tool worthy of respect. Well done!
This is awesome! I haven't seen a jig for flattening the face of a board before.
Glad you like it!
Just in awe on how you came up with this! Keep up the great work. Gonna have to thru this several times to understand thoroughly however!
Nice jig - even just for resawing, it would be very handy. Thanks, Izzy.
Iz the Wiz! You never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity…well done!
Thank You! much appreciated
Thank you for the kind words !
Nice Jig and useful for many things, especially long Veneer Flitch for more exotic wood, but for the purpose of a jointer you just took off a lot of wood. That looks close to a 1/4 inch. With a jointer and planner that's a lot of discard. It might not matter much if you only plane a few times a year. You are also basing the 2 for 90 degrees for the 10 or 12 inches. Don't see getting a consistent square. If you are getting hardwood from a wholesale supplier can't see it turning out square boards, that are ready for light sanding. Really nice jig though and will build it for all the other uses, mainly turning logs to dimension lumber.
*issy swan* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to show us. GOD Bless.
thank you
Excellent jig although one of the key elements to its success is the infeed- outfeed tables with miter slots matched to the bandsaw slots. Until I can build those I will probably continue to secure pieces to a slab of MDF and run them through my thickness planer
This is awesome.
Thank you
I'm upgrading my bandsaw soon, and I'm thrilled to see useful jigs I can make to maximize my use of the increased horsepower.
I'm happy to see that you're mobile on your own two feet.
I just saw your latest video, and I like it, but I wish I had a larger band saw. I'm starting to do larger projects, and my 9-inch isn't working for some of the size of rough cut wood I have .
So great to have the 'old' (young) Izzy back. Instructional vids, teaching, ideas. Granted this isn't for me (I'll never deal with lumber this size), but this does give ideas for smaller jigs to do smaller resawing. One thing my Jet bandsaw just doesn't like doing is resawing AT ALL. Blade wanders so much it's crazy. Many articles I've read is to use a "Re-Saw Sled", but they stop there...now seeing this? Yea...I see something.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this kind of video Izzy!
Hey friend! Is your band saw blade wandering only when attempting to resaw? Are you trying to free hand it against the fence? I'm trying to understand your problem.
All the Best, Chuck.
@toolchuck only on re-saw. Ive tried a resaw fence as well. I can't tension the blade any more than it is. It's an old saw from my dad, and reading a lot of articles he accumulated over the years on it, it looks to be a fairly common problem with that old JET. I'd love a different saw, but just not in the budget.
@@WreckDiver99 What model Jet Band Saw is it?
I subbed because this is the "Can Do" mentality that's needed to succeed. But the cat's out of the bag, The Miss's knows how much you saved, I suspect you doing more than cuttin' wood!! LOL.
your inventiveness is amazing
Really nice jig but I’m more impressed with your bandsaw it’s a weapon and your in and out feed table is awesome and thanks for always dropping great content
Great jig. Well developed. You always have good ideas and are able to make them a reality. At present I can't use a jig like this but I have learned a few things about clamping systems that I can use on other jigs. Thanks
So what's the stand you're using before the bandsaw table. I like the idea but seems like it requires as much room as jointer although I get that you now have a multi purpose tool. Maybe I'll try building a small version to see how it would work in my shop which doesn't have much space
It's a quick connect folding infeed I made for the Bandsaw. It folds up in seconds and stows away in seconds
@@izzyswano you have a video on that as well? I’d love to have an infeed table like that.
@@TWC6724 i did do a build for that just banged it together. Might be good content in the future
Love this. Gonna build one. Thanks for sharing!
Another fantastic jig and so easy to tidy up after, unlike the mounds of waste created by a jointer ... I might build one once I have a jigsaw 👍
Ever heard of dust collection. And what´s more important. Quality or cleaning for you.
Thats cool...
I had a very nice heavy old growth Honduras Mahogany Plank with awesome deep grain, took it to a boat builder to cut it into 2 planks and ended up with 2 butchered planks. He should of had a jig like that.
Another great video with great tips and ideas.
I worked in shop 9:55 that had 20" joiner. It was a scary beast but necessary to face big loads of hardwood into S4S. It had severely
Injured one worker. All he got back was 4 partial fingers and no thumb. Facing material was a dangerous task in those days. I personally introduced push pads to the shop when they came out.
I like this bandsaw technique. It takes care of 90% of the small shop facing and edging needs for boards under 15" 9:55 I've used a table Saw with a jig for edging. Now I mostly use the first track saw, a shop made straight edge jig and a worm drive saw.
I used that for years to edge. I would always bring the hand tool to the big boards if I could. It's a lot less strain on the body.
You've killed this izzy !! a big thumbs up 👍
Thank You
Cool. I'd call that a resawing sled. You'd ultimately complete jointing that face with your planer if necessary. It's like a planer jointing sled turned on its side.
This is brilliant! 👏 Thank you for this!
I was really excited to watch this video and then realized my little 4" Shopsmith bandsaw wasn't going to cut it! :) Keep up the good work y'all.
This system would be easy to modify to be a full on sawmill. Great video Izzy!
That’s what Zi was thinking
That really straightened everything out for me 😁 Another brilliant idea from the mind of Izzy !
Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I love you guys! you always come up with fantastic idea's.
Great job Izzy. I see you use a drill to tighten the clamp bolt. It appears that the bolt presses against the stop block. In time the stop block will crack. This can be mitigated by attaching a 1/8” steel plate on the stop block.
Izzy, please please do a video in the infeed/out feed tables for your bandsaw. I need something like this!
will do
Izzy your beyond cool , a maker extraordinaire, your beautiful, I absolutely love you. My shop will never give up my jointers, if I need more space for a jointer I’ll put an addition on my shop.❤
Great video Izzy and the hard work in editing was worth it
Now I have to make this awesome jig keep them coming sir!
Thanks 👍
Great practical and informative video as always, the genius of Izzy!
You might flip your jig to the outside of the blade, put supports and you can work with is wide as you want.
I used to build circular architectural stairs where we used to resaw the stringers down to a 1/4" or so so they'd bend on a form..but the blade on the bandsaw was over 2" wide..that blade looks lil thin..good to see your making videos after some of yer health issues👍
For your viewers that dont have a bandsaw , a handheld power planer and 2 scraps of paralell wood as winding sticks and a straight edge makes short work of flattening wood .... It needs a bit of skill knowing where to take off wood from and it takes a bit of time , but once you develop that skill , face jointing becomes a breeze .. a power planer helps make it quick and you can find a makita power planer for quite a good price on market place some times as little as $20
6:46 An impact driver will obviously work to tighten the carriage bolts, although overkill in my opinion. A “little past snug” is probably plenty tight, so a drill driver with a high clutch setting would be my weapon of choice to be a little gentler on the clamps. I love the look of this jig though 👍
saying anything is "overkill" to a guy with a 700lb 3HP 15in bandsaw probably won't resonate.
As I'm sure other people have said, You are the jig master!! I can't tell you the number of your jigs, I have built.:) I think if I built all the jigs you have ever created, I would never get anything else done!! I think you should just stop building jigs for a while, cause I'm running out of space to store them!!
Another great, informative video! Thank you Izzy, and Team Izzy!
Thanks for sharing another of your great ideas! Now, how long before Rockler comes out with their version???
love this! band sawes scare the hell out of me, but with a jig it would be quite safe - thanks
This looks like the ideal partner to my Matthias Wandel 20 inch band saw. If I ever finish that.
Matthais is one crazy smart guy. I have admired him for years.
@@izzyswan You are as well. Love ya man! BTW I to am addicted to Jigs. Big jigs. Small Jigs. scarry jigs. Not so scarry jigs. Jigs.
Wow Izzy, I have a jointer/planer combo but I've been thinking about a simple re-saw jig. I currently just use the pointed board as a fence which is much better than doing it just by eye. Your jig there has got me thinking. thinking I need a better bandsaw, lol! But seriously nice jig.
Fyi “S4S stands for "surfaced on 4 sides", meaning that the material is finished on all four sides. Dimensional lumber is commonly S4S. S4S finished lumber and dimensional lumber are labeled according to nominal size, or the size of the rough board before it was planed smooth”
Functional and somehow aesthetically pleasing.
loved the simplicity of this jig. I'm fairly new to the art of woodworking and I'm quickly learning that jigs are super important for a professional job well done. thanks for sharing loved the infeed and outfeed table, where can I learn more about that?
This is fantastic. Thankyou
Fantastic! Wish I had the space, but it’s an awesome solution!
Well, i think i speak for most of your viewers... we are glad Maggie is not loving you as much as you think she could/should. It gives us your great content.
Ty Maggie
I think this could be great for making veneer!
Love you, love Maggie, love my band saw but frankly Izzy, I could more easily fit a jointer (no I couldn’t) than fit a jig like this in my tiny shop. Looking forward to tiny shop jigs in the future.
Now that is about the best resaw sled i have ever seen. I should be able to do at least a 4 foot board.
Thank you for great idea!!!
You are so welcome!
Well that is just brilliant!!
bad maggie telling him you dont love him like that lol. not sure how many times i have told my wife the same thing. ITS THE SAME THING!!! great channel and videos.
Great work! Gracias!
Very cool idea!
Good Grief! you just amaze me. great idea!
Great, I don't own a jointer but have to buy a band saw now
Very good work wow👍👍
Very clever
Izzy. You great!
I don't remember what jig it was years ago that got me watching your videos, but I'm still here watching.
Thank You! its been a wild ride!
Good idea. Like it
Does anyone think a drum sanding cylinder might provide a thinner stock removal like a commercial joiner would which a bandsaw doesn't? The rest of the vertical configuration would remain the same.
Keep him honest Mags. 🤪💕🤪
She is an amazing woman! Plus, she puts up with me. so win win. lol
Is it just the width of the lumber that makes using the band saw more suited than using the table saw for jointing with a similar jig?
That's just brilliant, Izzy! Thanks a bunch for all the tips! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank You!
Great vid that will help a lot of people and me.
If I had an industrial-strength, super expensive bandsaw like yours, I wouldn't need a jointer, either. Fact is, with an old Delta-Milwaukee 14" bandsaw, and just re-sawing a 6" wide board is a pain in the ass.
This would be nice to get my rough 1 1/8 take down to 5/8 for drawer sides, faster than 10x through the planer.
I'm a blind Carpenter to keep my fingers, I'm going to stick with a jointer. Lol Really I like the jig. 👍👍🤘